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ASTRAGALUS BARRII 

 BARR'S MILK-VETCH 



Element occurrence code: PDFAB0F150 . 008 



Global rank: G3 Forest Service status: SENSITIVE LIST 

 State rank: S3 



Survey site name: BOBCAT CREEK 

 County: Powder River 



USGS quadrangle: BIDDLE 



Township-range: 008S052E Section: 25 NE4 

 Township-range comments: TBS R53E: Sec 3 SW4 



Survey date: 1986-05-21 Elevation: 3600 

 First observation: 1986 Slope/aspect: 



Last observation: 1986-05-21 Size (acres) : 34 



Location: 



CA. 0.5 AIR MILES NE OF BOBCAT CREEK, 2.6 AIR MILES ENE OF 

 BIDDLE, MT, BADLANDS ALONG THE LITTLE POWDER RIVER. 



Element occurrence data: 



CA. 80-100 PLANTS, 3 SUBPOPULATIONS , ONLY 2 PLANTS SEEN ON 

 BLM LAND; LOWER SLOPES AROUND THE SITES ARE HEAVILY GRAZED, 

 AND THERE IS EVIDENCE OF LIVESTOCK ON HIGHER SLOPES; SEE GMF 

 FOR BASE MAP. 



General site description: 



BARREN SLOPES AND RIDGES OF SILT-CLAY SOIL; WITH ARTEMISIA 

 TRIDENTATA, ATRIPLEX CONFERTIFOLIA, ALLIUM TEXTILE, 

 PENSTEMON SP. , AND ZIGADENUS SP. 



/ 

 Land owner/manager: 



PRIVATELY OWNED LAND (INDIVIDUAL OR CORPORATE) 



BLM: POWDER RIVER RESOURCE AREA, MILES CITY DISTRICT 



Information source: 



SHELLY, J.S. 198 6. FIELD SURVEY TO SOUTHEASTERN MONTANA OF 

 18-22 MAY 1986. 



Element Occurrence Record - Astragalus barrii 

 Montana Natural Heritage Program 



